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Supreme Democracy

The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations

by Richard Davis
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites. Many nominations were quick processes with little Senate deliberation, minimal publicity and almost no public involvement. Today, however, confirmation takes...
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The Second Arab Awakening

And the Battle for Pluralism

by Marwan Muasher
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014

This important book is not about immediate events or policies or responses to the Arab Spring. Instead, it takes a long, judicious view of political change in the Arab world, beginning with the first Awakening in the nineteenth century and extending into future decades when—if the dream is realized—a...
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Stand and Deliver

A Design for Successful Government

by Ed Straw
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014

If you are ever angered by the standard of government we endure, you are not alone. A key issue for democratic politics, in the UK and many other nations, is what to do about voter disengagement. The faith that electorates have in governments – of whatever party – to make their lives better...
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The Precariat

The New Dangerous Class

by Prof. Guy Standing
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011

This book presents the Precariat – an emerging class, comprising the rapidly growing number of people facing lives of insecurity, moving in and out of jobs that give little meaning to their lives. Guy Standing argues that this class is producing instabilities in society. Although it would...
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by John Bellamy Foster
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2002

In recent years John Bellamy Foster has emerged as a leading theorist of the Marxist perspective on ecology. His seminal book Marx's Ecology (Monthly Review Press, 2000) discusses the place of ecological issues within the intellectual history of Marxism and on the philosophical foundations of a Marxist...
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Inside Job

How Government Insiders Subvert the Public Interest

by Mark A. Zupan
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017

National decline is typically blamed on special interests from the demand side of politics corrupting a country's institutions. The usual demand-side suspects include crony capitalists, consumer activists, economic elites, and labor unions. Less attention is given to government insiders on the supply...
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If You Can Keep It

Why We Nearly Lost It & How We Get It Back

by Robin Koerner
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016

In If You Can Keep It, Robin Koerner, founder and publisher of WatchingAmerica.com and the original Blue Republican, explains why 'We the People' have done such a poor job at keeping our Republic. He presents an utterly original account of American politics that cuts through the prevailing political...
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Inventive Politicians and Ethnic Ascent in American Politics

The Uphill Elections of Italians and Mexicans to the U.S. Congress

by Miriam Jiménez
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013

This innovative book investigates the process through which ethnic minorities penetrate into higher echelons of political power: specifically, how they succeed in getting elected to the U.S. Congress. Analysts today see ethnic politicians largely in relation to their collectivities, but by actually...
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The American Offensive

Dispatches from the Front

by Jack Kerwick
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015

Philosopher, educator and social commentator Jack Kerwick applies his keen insight to controversial topics including immigration, academia, religion, race and politics. Love him or hate him, you'll be captivated by his deep thoughts and pointed analysis.
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Occupation Without Troops

Wall Street's Half-Century Domination of Japanese Politics

by Glenn Davis, John G. Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012

When American Occupation troops withdrew from Japan did they leave behind a truly independent country? Or did they leave in place a behind–the–scenes network that determined much of the course of Japanese politics for decades to come? Painstakingly researched, by authors who have between...
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Hopelessly Divided

The New Crisis in American Politics and What it Means for 2012 and Beyond

by Douglas E. Schoen
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2012

Just in time for the 2012 election, Douglas E. Schoen, one of America’s preeminent political pundits, analyzes the growing chasm between the political class—politicians, lobbyists, fundraisers, consultants—and the American Mainstream, frustrated with government’s inability to address the major...
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Conventional Wisdom and American Elections

Exploding Myths, Exploring Misconceptions

by Peter L. Francia, Jody C Baumgartner
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016

Many students develop misinformed opinions about the American electoral process. Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths and Misconceptions debunks some of the more common misunderstandings that have arisen about the electoral process in the past few decades. This book engages...
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Aiming High

Progressive Politics in a High-Risk, High-Opportunity Era

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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016

Progressive politics finds itself in an incredibly testing era. The accelerating economic, social and political shifts put vast pressure on progressive movements. Being electorally challenged by the conservative right and the radical left they struggle to appeal to voters or bear the fruits of their...
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Insurgency Trap

Labor Politics in Postsocialist China

by Eli Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014

During the first decade of the twenty-first century, worker resistance in China increased rapidly despite the fact that certain segments of the state began moving in a pro-labor direction. In explaining this, Eli Friedman argues that the Chinese state has become hemmed in by an "insurgency trap" of...
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